2008 Toyota Sienna Complaint Log

THE E-Z-ON ADJUSTABLE VESTS ARE DESIGNED TO BE TETHERED TO THE VEHICLE LATCH SYSTEM AND THE TETHER ATTACHES TO THE VEST RIGHT NEXT TO THE HEAD OF THE CHILD WEARING IT. THERE IS NO WAY AROUND HAVING THE TETHER POSITIONED NEXT TO THE HEAD OF THE CHILD AND IT IS TETHERED WITH A THICK, HARD, HEAVY PIECE OF METAL. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO COVER THE HARD METAL WITH THICK FABRIC AND THE HARD METAL IS STILL QUITE CAPABLE OF INJURING THE CHILD WEARING THIS SAFETY SEAT, EVEN WITH PADDING. I AM AMAZED IT IS STILL ON THE MARKET WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THIS SYSTEM AND WOULD ADVISE OTHERS NOT TO EITHER FOR FEAR OF SIGNIFICANT HEAD TRAUMA FROM THE CHILD SAFETY HARNESS ITSELF. SOME OF THE INFORMATION BELOW IS NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE THIS SAFETY SEAT WAS NOT LISTED IN YOUR DIRECTORY AND BECAUSE THE EXACT PROBLEM IS NOT LISTED ADEQUATELY, EITHER. I CONSIDER THIS SEAT TO BE HIGH RISK FOR ANY CHILD OCCUPANT BECAUSE OF THE VERY OBVIOUSLY LIKELIHOOD OF HEAD TRAUMA! PLEASE LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE AND HOW THE HARNESS SAFETY SEAT IS SET UP IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS DANGEROUS. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE IMAGES AS WELL OF MY CHILD SITTING WITHIN THE HARNESS. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO USE THIS DEVICE AT ALL DUE TO THIS SAFETY RISK. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=SIENNA). *TR

FLASHING AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT, 4 TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH A REPLACEMENT PART. THE TSB'S ARE E1001-08, TSB 0069-12, TSB 0162-10, AND TSB 0252-08. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO RECALL AND CORRECT. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE A MANDATORY RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE TOYOTA SIENNA AIRBAG WIRING. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS DEMANDING $50 TO READ CODE AND AVERAGE REPAIR COST OF MORE THAN $1000 DOLLARS. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE A DEFECTIVE CONDITION SO SOON. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM WHICH IS WHY TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE PART. TOYOTA CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS $1000'S OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS ESSENTIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY SIENNA AC QUIT & FEW MILES LATER I SAW WHITE SMOKE COME FROM UNDER THE VAN IN MY MIRROR. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN & BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. I TRIED TO PULL OVER & POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER I PULLED OVER, I WALKED TO THE BACK TO SEE WHAT THE WHITE SMOKE WAS. I NOTICED THAT THE BUMPER COVER HAD MOTOR OIL DRIPPING DOWN FROM THE BUMPER & TAIL PIPE. I NOTICED THE WHITE SMOKE WAS ACTUALLY COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VAN. I RAN TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BUT I COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOORS. LUCKILY WINDOWS WERE OPENED DUE TO THE AC NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE KEY OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW & PULLED THE HOOD LATCH. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE HOOD FLAMES WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. I COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD, IT WAS TOO HOT. THIS HAPPENED IN MATTER OF SECONDS. BE AWARE THAT ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SOUND?S OR LIGHT?S. I CALLED 911. JUST IN MINUTES, THE VAN WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES & I HAD NO CHANCE TO SAVE ANYTHING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED ABOUT 9 MINUTES, BUT BY THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF MY VAN. THE FIREMAN POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THERE WAS AN OIL TRAIL BEHIND THE VAN. THE OIL TRACE WAS VISIBLE FOR FEW MILES. AFTER THEY FINISHED PUTTING OUT THE FIRE THEY SHOWED ME WHERE THE FIRE STARTED ON THE VAN. IT WAS THE AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AROUND THE BELT. THEY SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM AN OIL LEAK ON THE ENGINE AND WAS STARTED BY THE BURST OF OIL SPRAYING DOWN ON THE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ONLY TWO SECONDS OF SEARCHING ON GOOGLE, I FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA IS WELL INFORMED OF THE HAZARDOUS DEFECT. THE RUBBER OIL SUPPLY LINE UNEXPECTEDLY BURST OPEN AND SPRAY?S THE ENGINE OIL OUT IN LESS THAN FEW MINUTES. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS OR NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS SERIOUS DEFECT FROM TOYOTA. LUCKILY NONE OF MY THREE KIDS WAS NOT IN THE VAN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTER-STATE I-10 WEST BOUND CLOSE TO 183 MARKER, AT 65 MPH, THE RPM SHOT TO 7000 AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR STOPPED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WAS 2200 HOURS WITH MY FAMILY OF 4 KIDS AND WIFE ON BOARD. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (USED ONE 90000 MILES) TOYOTA LEGACY CHARGED ME 3500$. ITS A LOT OF MONEY. ADDITIONALLY, YOU CANNOT TRUST TOYOTA BRAND FOR SUCH POOR WORKMANSHIP WHERE POWER TRAIN IS PRONE TO FAILURES ON 5 YEARS OLD VEHICLES. *TR

DASH IS STICKY AND IS PRODUCING MORE OF A GLARE/REFLECTION ON MY INSIDE WINDSHIELD. EXTREMELY DISTRACTING. *JS

WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I SMELLED OIL AND NOTICED A LINE OF LIQUID DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. TURNS OUT THE OIL LINE RUPTURED AND THE ENGINE OIL DRAINED ALMOST COMPLETELY, WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR OR ANYTHING ADVERSE UNTIL THAT MOMENT. THANKFULLY I LIVE NEAR A MECHANIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO LEAVE IT THERE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT TOYOTA- AS THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THANKFULLY I DID NOT SUFFER ENGINE DAMAGE- MANY OTHERS HAVE, AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WORTHY ISSUE. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOOR CABLE BROKE. RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM SHOWS THAT IT CAN CAUSE DOOR TO JAM IN THE OPEN POSITION. PROBLEM WAS FREQUENT ENOUGH THAT TOYOTA COVERS THE REPAIR FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED 2004-2007. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS IN THE YEARS MANUFACTURED AFTER THIS, AS MINE IS A 2008, BUT THE $1200.00 REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA CSP. *TR

THE REAR HATCH FAILED TODAY ON MY SIENNA. IT WILL GO UP AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY NOTICE FALL SLAMMING DOWN. IT ALMOST HIT MY WIFE IN THE HEAD. THIS IS SERIOUS DEFECT THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL LINE, WHICH TOYOTA CALLED THE VVT LINE BURST AND THE ALL OF THE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE VVT LINE BURST AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY NOR WAS THERE A RELATED RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 51,303. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ARE 2008 SIENNA MINI VAN WITH 51303 MILES ON IT WE HAD DEVELOPED A SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL FROM THE ENGINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON NOTIFYING US THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL LOSS IN THE DRIVEWAY. COULD TRACK BACK WHERE WE WERE DRIVING WITH THE OIL LOSS TRAIL IN THE ROAD. DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THE ENGINE IN THE SIENNA IS THAT SAME AS THAT IN SEVERAL OTHER TOYOTAS (AVALONS). I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A VVI OIL LINE IS FAULTY ON THE ENGINE. TOYOTA USED A RUBBER HOSE WHICH RESULTS IN FAILURE WHICH THEN RESULTS IN ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO THE OIL LOSS. TOYOTA RECALLED THE SAME PARTY ON THE AVALON AND IS AWARE THAT THIS HOSE IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA ISSUED RECALL ON THE AVALONS BUT IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON THE SIENNA. THIS IS THE SAME PIECE ON THE TWO VEHICLES. THEY THEN STATE THAT THIS HOSE WITH AN AVERAGE FAILS AT 50-60000MILES. THEY THEN STATED THAT THIS HOSE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HOSE BURSTING CAN CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE AND IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS RUBBER OIL HOSE ON ALL VEHICLES. THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A BAD PIECE WHEN TALKING WITH THEM. ALSO IF IT WERE TO FAIL THEY THEN WILL STATE THAT SINCE THIS HOSE CAUSED THE ENGINE ISSUES THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS THEN RESULTS IN PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THERE VEHICLE FOR 5-10000DOLLARS. WHEN OIL LOSS OCCURS IT SPRAYS EVERY WHERE GETTING ON BRAKES, BELTS, AND EXHAUST WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND OR FIRE. ALSO RESULTING IN SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE. TOYOTA KNOW THIS VVI HOSE IS BAD AND ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SAME HOSE ON THE AVALONS. A FIVE MINUTE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET WILL SHOW YOU THE ISSUES WITH MOTOR AND VVI HOSE. A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED ON ALL TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS MOTOR WHICH HAD THE VVI OIL HOSE. THANKS *TR

AIRBAG INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY. JIGGLED WIRES UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT A YEAR AGO, AND THE WARNING LIGHT QUIT FLASHING FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. BUT THEN IT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION - ZTX WAS RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA A FEW DAYS AGO. LOCAL DEALER SAID THAT DIAGNOSIS WOULD TAKE TWO HOURS & COST $130. READ ON THE INTERNET TO TRY DISCONNECTING THE YELLOW WIRE (AIRBAG SENSOR) UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND WAIT 15 SECONDS. TRIED THAT AND THE FLASHING LIGHT HAS GONE OFF AGAIN. THIS YELLOW CONNECTOR PIN AND WIRING SHOULD BE FULLY REPLACED BY TOYOTA UNDER A FULL RECALL SO THAT THIS DOESN'T BECOME A RECURRING, REGULAR ISSUE FOR SIENNA OWNERS. *TR

IN MAY OF 2013, I WAS TOLD BY ROSNER TOYOTA OF STAFFORD VA, THAT MY VEHICLE, WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT, WOULD NOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM WAS LEAKING FLUID. NOT WANTING TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX IT. I PETITIONED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS ABOUT THIS, AND THEY AGREED TO COVER $900.00 OF THE $1,300.00 BILL. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE ENTIRE AMOUNT, BUT I ENDED UP SHELLING OUT $300.00 FOR A NEW BOOT TO TEMP FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THEN THE REMAINING $400.00 TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. NOW, LESS THAN 1 YEAR FROM THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION, ROSNER OF TOYOTA TELLS ME THAT THE SAME SIDE OF THE RACK AND PINION IS AGAIN LEAKING FLUID AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ROSNER REPLACED THE PARTS, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX TO A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM. THIS IS THE THIRD RACK AND PINION FOR THIS VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 6 YEARS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR OPERATION. PLEASE ADVISE AND THANKS. *TR

DASHBOARD MELTS WHEN DRIVEN IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER. BECOMES STICKY AND SHINY. GLARE FROM SHINE MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VSC LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AN ALARM ACTIVATED, AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON A RAINY SUNDAY AFTERNOON I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE, VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING (69 ADDITIONAL MILES WERE DRIVEN). WHEN TESTED THE CODE INDICATED TO INSPECT THE VVT-1 SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE ACTUATOR BOLTS AND ALIGNMENT. UPON INSPECTION (REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED) IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VVTI GEAR WAS COMING APART CAUSING DEBRIS TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CAMSHAFT GEARS AND HOUSING ONLY FOR CAM BANK 1. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MATERIAL QUALITY DEFECT AND TOYOTA'S ONLY STATEMENT IS "WE DON'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS". MY VAN IS 90 DAYS PAST THE 5 YEAR & 17,369 MILES OVER THE 60,000 WARRANTY. (NOTE: OTHER MANUFACTURER'S OFFER A 100,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY). THIS VAN HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY THIS DEALER. THIS SINGLE REPAIR BILL IS $4,295.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE THE OTHER CAM BANK WON'T DO THE SAME THING, REQUIRING ANOTHER HIGH SERVICE BILL. AFTER 3 DAYS OF WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO INVESTIGATE, THEY ONLY OFFERED A GOODWILL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPAIRS OF $2,400 ... BUT ONLY AFTER I SUBMIT PAID RECEIPTS AND THEN WAIT 10 WEEKS FOR THEM TO REIMBURSE ME. THEY FLAT OUT REFUSED TO SEND THE PAYMENT TO THE DEALER. THIS IS TOYOTA'S PREMIER FAMILY VEHICLE AND IF THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE DRIVEN TOYOTA'S FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND NEVER HEARD OF THIS KIND OF MATERIALS DEFECT AND THEN TO BE TREATED THIS POORLY OVER A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF POOR QUALITY MATERIALS. I GUESS THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE INTERESTED IF SOMEONE HAD DIED. I THINK EVERYONE WHO OWNS A 2008 SIENNA SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS MODEL HAS A VVTI GEAR MATERIAL QUALITY DEFECT THAT CAN BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE WHILE DRIVING AND KILL SOMEONE. WHO KNOWS IF OTHER 08 MODELS ARE ALSO AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AND SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

PASSENGER DOOR ON OUR 2008 SIENNA MINIVAN WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT. NOTHING WAS JAMMED IN IT. WE PRESSED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY IT LATCHED. THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD NOT OPEN. YOU COULD HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING BUT IT WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN YOU PRESSED ANY BUTTONS OR MANUALLY. AGAIN WE PRESSED THE BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES AND FINALLY IT MADE A POPPING NOISE AND RELEASED. THE DOOR OPENED A FEW INCHES AND NOW THE CABLE INSIDE WAS BROKEN AND HANGING DOWN. THE DOOR NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY OPENS AND CLOSES AND THE CABLE IS STILL HANGING FROM THE DOOR. WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER WITH AN AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR RECALL LETTER WE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA. THE DEALER STATED THE PART THAT BROKE ON OUR VAN WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $1,000.00 TO FIX. WE HAD THEM PUT DOOR BACK TOGETHER BECAUSE WE DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR UNTIL WE DO MORE RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE BACKING THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY BRAKING BEFORE IT STRUCK STONE WALL, BLOWING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, DAMAGING THE UNDERBODY AND DAMAGING THE STONE WALL. VERY SCARY! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALOT OF SMOKE COMING OUT FROM ENGINE, PULLED OVER AND TURN OFF AND ALL CAME OUT OF CAR AND OIL STARTED LEAKING. NEXT DAY TOOK VAN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING WAS FINE BUT THERE WAS A PART( OIL HOSE NO.1 ) THAT WAS BEEN RECALL AND IT BEEN FIX BY TOYOTA DEALER BUT SAME HOSE WAS BLOW WHICH IS DANGEROUS THAT TOYOTA DEALER TOLD US AND HE WAS SURPRISED THAT COULD NOT HAPPEN AFTER REPLACE PART THAT MEAN THEY STILL HAVE THAT SAME PROBLEM AND WE WAS ON I-10 , WE STOP THE VAN ON TIME OTHERWISE WE WONT ABLE TO MOVE VAN AND WE MIGHT LOST OUR LIFE SO PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND SAVE OTHERS LIFE . *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FOLDS UP ON ITSELF AND WON'T RELEASE OR RETRACT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON BOTH OCCASIONS AND WAS ADVISED TO NOT "YANK THE BELT HARD." PILLAR COVER WAS REMOVED AND SEAT BELT WAS FOUND TO BE "ALL TWISTED INSIDE." IT WAS "ADJUSTED TO NORMAL OPERATION;" HOWEVER, IT COST ME $108 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL AWAY AND ROLLED OVER THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUSH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK, AND KNEE INJURIES THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V429000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND CRACKED, I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA AND VISITED THEM AT THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT ALL WE GET THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON MAKING THEM AT THE FACTORY AND WHEN THEY GET TO THE WAREHOUSE WE WILL CALL YO OR YOU NEED TO WAIT FOR A 2ND NOTIFICATION FROM US. THIS IS GOING ON ALMOST 2 YEARS, I JUST CALLED THEM AGAIN TODAY. I BELIEVE THEIRS MANY OF US WAITING ON THE SAME THING, CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE?

ON DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS SNOWING AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE ICY AND SLIPPERY. AS VEHICLE WAS GOING AROUND THE BEND, DRIVER NOTICED CARS WERE STOPPED AT A SIGNAL. DRIVER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID A CRASH SINCE ABS BRAKES LOCKED ALL THE WHEELS AND THE CAR WAS SLIDING AND SO DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT-END DAMAGE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THERE WAS A PIN HOLE PUNCTURE IN THE FLEXIBLE MATERIAL THE OIL COOLER IS MADE OF. THE RESULT OF THIS IS THAT ALL THE OIL IS FORCED OUT OF THE ENGINE VERY QUICKLY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL I HEARD ENGINE NOISE. I HAD THE VAN TOWED IN AND HAD THE PART REPLACED. THE CURRENT FACTORY AUTHORIZED PART IS NOW MADE OUT OF METAL. THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE PART I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE.IT WILL COST $10,000. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY TO PREVENT THIS I WAS TOLD NO. MY ENGINE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE PART THAT CAUSED IT IS NOT. I REALIZE PARTS BREAK BUT THIS PART IS NOT A MAINTENANCE PART AND THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF ITS FAILURE IS ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS I HAVE FOUND FROM EXPERIENCED AUTO PEOPLE IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT AND IS WILLING TO IGNORE BY INVOKING THEIR WARRANTY AS A REASON TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN TO UNSUSPECTING OWNERS. OH, WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA FOR HELP WITH MY $10,000 PROBLEM, THEY OFFERED ME DINNER. AT THIS POINT I OWN A $30,000 PIECE OF JUNK ( I OWE $20,000) NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THE PART HAD BEEN MADE OUT OF METAL ORIGINALLY OR IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF SAFEGUARD BUILT IN TO WARN YOU OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS NOT THE CASE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE OIL LINE RUNNING FROM THE OIL COOLER ON THE RADIATOR EXPLODED. OIL WAS SENT OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DRIPPED OVER THE ROAD LEAVING A TRAIL THE BLOCK LEFT GOING TO MY HOUSE. THE HOT OIL SPRAYING OVER THE HOT ENGINE WAS A DANGER TO CATCHING THE VAN AND THE GARAGE IT WAS PARKED IN ON FIRE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF YET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED SO CLOSE TO MY HOME. *TR

JUST NOTIFIED OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HINDSIGHT - STARTING FALL 2012 REMOTE STARTER DIED,NO WARMUP,MY BOYFRIEND AND I EXPERIENCED ENGINE RACING WHEN VAN WAS COLD MULTIPLE TIMES,ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS HAND CONTROL BRAKE,FOOT BRAKE WAS NOT ENOUGH. PLANNED TO HAVE CHECKED BUT DEC.1 2012 AT THE TANGER OUTLET MALL IN CANONSBURG PA. I AM PARAPLEGIC,MY MINIVAN IS MODIFIED WITH FOLDOUT RAMP- PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FOR WHEELCHAIR AND THEN I TRANSFER INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT. ALL THE VAN HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES WERE FILLED BUT IT WAS EARLY SO I PARKED IN A REGULAR SPACE WITH AN EMPTY SPACE NEXT TO IT SO I COULD GET OUT. FEW VAN ACCESSIBLE HANDICAPPED SPACES IS COMMON SO I USED REGULAR SPOTS BEFORE AS LONG AS SOMEONE WAS WITH ME WHO COULD BACK THE VAN UP FAR ENOUGH FOR THE RAMP TO DEPLOY. WHEN MY MOTHER,MY SISTER-IN-LAW,MY FRIEND,AND I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE A PICKUP TRUCK WAS PARKED NEXT TO US. MY SISTER-IN-LAW GOT IN THE VEHICLE TO BACK IT UP SO THE RAMP HAD ROOM TO COME OUT AS SHE HAD DONE OFTEN. WE STOOD BEHIND THE PICKUP TRUCK WAITING FOR HER TO BACK UP. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE FLEW BACKWARD SO FAST THAT BEFORE WE COULD YELL STOP MY VEHICLE HAD SLAMMED INTO THE SUV PARKED ACROSS THE AISLE SO HARD THAT IT PUSHED THE SUV INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF IT IN THE NEXT ROW. MY SISTER-IN-LAW WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED AS WERE WE, IT WAS SO FAST IT WAS ALMOST LIKE WATCHING A CARTOON. MY SISTER-IN-LAW KEPT SAYING "I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED", SHE THOUGHT ALL SHE DID WAS PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT IT IN GEAR. NOT KNOWING ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN SIENNA'S ALL ANY OF US COULD THINK WAS HER FOOT HAD SLIPPED EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR 25 YEARS WITHOUT A SIMILAR INCIDENT SHE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT COULD HAPPEN, WAS SURE IT DIDN'T. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT FILED. BECAUSE ONE OF THE WELDS FROM MODIFICATION WAS BROKEN MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,687...UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER DIRECTED THE CONSUMER TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND IN THE BRAKES BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOTICE SOMETHING UNUSUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 12/13/2012 *JS

WAS T-BONED BY SOMEONE WHO FAILED TO YIELD ON GREEN. HE WAS GIVEN A TICKET. I WAS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION GOING 34.8 MILES/HOUR AT THE TRIGGERING EVENT. HAS TOYOTA DO INSPECTION ON CAR AND "CHIP". IT ONLY REGISTERED A "FRONT EVENT". REPAIR COSTS ARE 12K, THIS INCLUDED REPLACING BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOORS????? WHY DID THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY OR BETTER YET WHY WAS THERE NOT EVEN A SIDE EVENT REGISTERED WHEN HE CLEARLY HIT ME IN THE SIDE?? SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND NECK BACK INJURIES. HAD MY 6 AND 2 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK IN CAR SEATS. *TR

POWER LIFT FUNCTION OF REAR DOOR MALFUNCTION. UPON ENGAGING THE POWER DOOR, IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED GOING DOWN ONCE IT REACHED THE TOP. THE STRUTS OR BRACKETS ARE NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN MAKING THE MECHANISM AUTOMATICALLY SHUT THE DOOR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT, WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, THE AIRBAG MANY TIMES IS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TOYOTA 2X FOR THIS PROBLEMS AS THEY POINT TO SEAT BELT LATCH, THE LAST TIME AFTER 2 WEEKS OF THE SYSTEM NOT WORKING, IT STARTING WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. IT WORKED FOR A MONTH CORRECTLY AND SINCE STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW NOT KNOWING IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL WORK IN A CRASH. TOYOTA CLAIMS THE AIRBAG IS CONNECTED TO THE LATCH OF A SEATBELT WHICH WAS PROVEN FALSE ON 2008 AND 2012 MODELS, THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW THERE SYSTEM ACTUALLY WORKS, SO HOW CAN THEY BE RELIED ON FIXING IT OR KNOWING IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALWAYS PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE. I AM ON WAITING LIST OF TOYOTA HOLLYWOOD TO REPLACE MY CRACKED DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, THE HANDLE OF THE TRUNK DOOR IS ALSO MELTED. EVERY TIME I TOUCH IT ALL THE STICKY BLACK MATERIAL STICKS ON MY FINGERS.

MAKING LEFT TURN INTO PARKING SPOT. THE CAR WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS ABRUPTLY STEERED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO AVOID COLLISION WITH CAR PARKED IN FRONT AND APPLIED BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY. INCIDENT HAPPENED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKING LOT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM OR REPLICATE IT.

UNLOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS USING REMOTE. OPENED DRIVER PASSENGER DOOR, AND PLACED GRANDDAUGHTER INTO CAR SEAT. CLOSED THE DOOR WITH THE KEY REMOTE INSIDE. THE SIENNA AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS, AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO MY GRANDCHILD. ANOTHER KEY WAS QUICKLY FOUND TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. NO HARM DONE. IF THE OTHER KEY HADN'T BEEN FOUND, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO WAIT FOR A LOCKSMITH TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER, THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION THIS AUTOMATIC LOCKING, UNLESS A DOOR HASN'T BEEN OPENED AFTER UNLOCKING. THE DEALER HAS ADVISED THAT IT CAN BE REMOVED BY BRINGING THE AUTO IN AND LOOKING IT UP TO A COMPUTER. I BELIEVE THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, AND NEEDS NHTSA ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ERRONEOUS ACCELERATION DUE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PEDALS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CRASHED SIDEWAYS INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD NOT YET DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A CASE ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT (CASE NUMBER 1208222975). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ERRONEOUSLY BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT HAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON OUR VAN STARTED TO SLOW WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING AND BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING OR CRACKLING NOISE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WERE TOLD THAT THE FRAMES WERE BENT ON BOTH SIDES AND WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS LOW MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE DOOR FRAMES TO BEND OTHER THAN A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2008 SIENNA. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN INTERNET REPORTS OF DOORS COMING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. OUR CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WE ARE BEING TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED. *TR

WE HAVE OWNED THE SIENNA FOR 4 YEARS AND 53,000 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENCE. WE HAVE HAD IT SERVICED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER AND HAVE HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. ONE AFTERNOON, AFTER DRIVING THE SIENNA ALL DAY, WE PULLED IT INTO OUR DRIVEWAY (WHICH IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE) AND PLACED IT INTO PARK. AFTER DOING THIS, INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED, THE SIENNA ROLLED BACK AS THOUGH IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. WE BROUGHT THE SIENNA TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO INSPECTED IT. THEY TOLD US THE PIN THAT ENABLES THE BRAKES UPON PLACING THE SIENNA IN PARK WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND THAT THESE PINS DON'T WEAR OUT OVER TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD US THAT YOU WOULD ONLY SEE DAMAGE TO THE PIN IF YOU WERE DRIVING THE CAR AND THEN SUDDENLY PUT IT INTO PARK WHILE MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED THE OFFICES OF TOYOTA CORPORATE AND HAD THE CASE REVIEWED. IT WAS DETERMINED BY TOYOTA CORPORATE TO BE RELATED TO THE WARRANTY AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND IT DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA 50,000.

THE REAR HATCH OF MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN OPENING BY USING EITHER THE REMOTE OPENER OR BY OPENING MANUALLY. THE DOOR CRUSHED MY SON. *TR

INSIDE DASHBOARD IS VERY STICKY AND ALWAYS SHOWS A GLARE ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING (SAFETY ISSUE); THE DASHBOARD DURING THE SUMMER TIME IS VERY MALLEABLE, IF YOU GENTLY PRESS ON IT, IT MOVES AS IF IT WAS MELTING SLOWLY. THIS HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A FEW YEARS, WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA THEY SAID THERE WAS A REPLCEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS IN WHICH OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED IN 2015 AND EXPIRED ON 2018, I EXPLAINED WE NEVER RECEIVED THIS NOTICE AS WE ARE AT THE SAME ADDRESS SINCE 2000 AND ARE THE ORIGINAL NEW OWNERS OF THE VAN, THEY DID NOT AGREE TO REPLACE AS THE PROGRAM HAD EXPIRED. I EXPLAINED THE SAFETY RISK NOT TO MENTION ITS A KNOW ISSUE, THEY SAID YOU DIDN'T RESPOND IN TIME SO THEY WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE SUPERVISOR WAS RUDE AND SAID THE SAME THING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF HOW THE LATCH BECAME MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

LAST JUNE 2012 I WAS BACKING MY VEHICLE IN MY HOME DRIVEWAY WHEN THE REAR HATCH WINDOW SUDDENLY EXPLODED, SHOWERING LARGE AND SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS OUTWARDS WITH ENOUGH FORCE THAT GLASS PARTICLES WERE FOUND APPROX. 15 FT. BEHIND THE VEHICLE! THE INSIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH LARGE AND SMALL SHARDS, AND BROKEN AND HANGING GLASS WAS LEFT IN THE WINDOW FRAME. WHEN THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THEIR REP REPLIED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN EVENT OCCURRING WITH A TOYOTA, AND IMPLIED THAT I HAD BROKEN THE WINDOW BY ACCIDENT. SINCE MY WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER GLASS, I TURNED IN A CLAIM TO ALLSTATE INSURANCE($100 DEDUCTIBLE) AND THE WINDOW WAS REPAIRED. ON 11/08/2012 I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE SAME WINDOW EXPLODED WITH ENOUGH ENERGY TO PRODUCE A LOUD "BANG!" I AGAIN TURNED IN A CLAIM TO ALLSTATE($100 DEDUCTIBLE, AGAIN!) AND THE WINDOW WAS REPAIRED. WHILE WAITING AT THE REPAIR SHOP, I ASKED THE GLASS TECHNICIAN IF HE WAS AWARE OF ANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH TOYOTA WINDOWS. HE REPLIED, "OH YES," AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAD JUST REPAIRED A SIMILAR WINDOW ON A TOYOTA OWNED BY A KIRTLAND, OHIO POLICE OFFICER, AMONG OTHERS! I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SEVERELY INJURED! *TR

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN NORMALLY IN GEAR "D" AT 35 MPH BUT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR FOR NO REASON. I STOPPED, PUT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT WOULD THEN ONLY WORK IN GEAR "3" BUT I HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER STOPPING MULTIPLE TIMES, I WAS ABLE TO REACH HOME. MY 2008 SIENNA CAN NOW BE DRIVEN FORWARD IN REVERSE GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE PARKING SIGN AND INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE THEN REVERSED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER TREE. AFTER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CHILD IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES, AND BRUISES TO THE RIGHT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I DRIVE ABOUT 5,000 MILES A YEAR, IN THE BEGINNING OF 2012 I WAS TOLD MY BRAKES DID NOT PASS THE STATE INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME I HAD AROUND 20000 MILES ON THE VAN. THE REASON OF THE REJECT WAS RUST ON THE ROTORS, IT WAS SO BAD AND THE ROTORS WERE SO THIN AND OF A POOR METAL, THEY COULD EVEN BE WORKED ON. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND PADS ON ALL 4 WHEELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT ENGAGED HER CHILD RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE MAILBOX. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS PIERCED AND LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EVALUATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,105. UPDATED 4/2/12 *CN

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. STUCK HALFWAY OPEN. APPEARS TO BE A CABLE PROBLEM. RESEARCH DONE ON INTERNET SHOWS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH APPROX. $1800.00 REPAIR PRICE. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ALL LIGHTS FLICKER ON THEN LOST ALL POWER.......OILLINE HAD LEAKED ON ALTERNATOR BELT CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. LUCKILY POWER LOSS PREVENTED ENGINE DAMAGE FROM OIL LEAK. WE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA ABOUT THE OIL LINE PROBLEM OR RECALL.....ONLY AFTER A LOCAL GARAGE FIXED THE LINE DID I FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL....I WOULD HAD IT REPLACED EARLIER IF I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *TR